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How a ‘buck pole’ helps your power in Southfield

How a ‘buck pole’ helps your power in Southfield

by BC Trimble | May 2, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Southfield

You may, at some point, read a reliability update or heard a DTE line worker in your area mention a ‘buck pole’ and it went right over your head. Here’s a little crash course to explain this phrasing and, more importantly, how these poles provide power for...
How our 1 million+ poles work for you

How our 1 million+ poles work for you

by Madison Hurley | Dec 22, 2021 | Livingston County, Macomb County, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Your Neighborhood

Utility poles are a very common sight throughout Michigan and most parts of the world. You see them every time you go outside. Just in our service territory alone, we have more than one million poles helping us distribute electricity to nearby buildings and homes. But...
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